Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 11, 2022, 8:49 AM GMT+13 (19:49 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-10 19:49:08 UTC
Depth
84.1 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.410° S, 173.903° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.499 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.8Tonga · 1597 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.5Tonga · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.292 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1592 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1590 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.76 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1590 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2123 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1584 days ago · 254 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1576 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1563 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1553 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.446 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1606 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1612 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.536 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 138 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1634 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hlte. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.